Winter Wonderland
The theme of my costume is "The Winter Wonderland". I do not use a pattern, I start cutting the fabric, adding layers where I feel they need to go. I do not own a sewing machine, so every inch is...
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Art Deco Medusa
5 commentsArt Deco Medusa was handmade by myself and personally styled from the shoes to the headdress, leaving no element un-finessed. The pattern for the dress is researched from 1920's flapper-style dresses...
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curvy mermaid
3 commentsI made this costume because the mermaid costume I wanted to buy only went to size 10.I combined a lot of ideas from the internet. Its 2 separate pieces. The top is a steel boned corset in beige I...
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LET THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!
1 commentI MADE ALL 3 COSTUMES FROM TOP TO BOTTOM, EXCEPT FOR THE JEDI BOOTS. BOTH JEDI HAVE ROBES WHICH WERE ALSO HOMEMADE. BOTH THEIR BELTS WERE ALSO HOME MADE, USING THICK STRAPS, LAYERED ON TOP OF EACH...
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Little Miss Owl
My 17-month old daughter in the owl costume designed and made just for her. I cut 2" x 2 " squares from fabric scraps, then trimmed for a more feather-like look and sewed them in staggered rows...
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The Morton Bath Salts Girl
This costume is being worn by me. The idea came from the bath salts scare we had earlier this year and the guy who was all over the news for eating other peoples flesh (supposedly after ingesting...
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In Space, No One Can Hear You Scream
My wonderful girlfriend Libby and I in our homemade Ripley and the Xenomorph Alien costumes. I also built her flamethrower and embellished her jumpsiut with handmade pins and patches. The costume was...
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Steampunk Assassin- Aila Nightwalker
1 commentThe dress portion was hand dyed and sewn by me. It is historically accurate to the victorian era. There is a bustle also in the back. The costume (including jewelry and hat) is handmade and dyed by...
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Maneki Neko (Lucky Cat) Costume
1 commentI had always been curious about this cat symbol in the Asian community so I set out to make one from a 5" ceramic statuette I bought at a store in Chinatown. The armature is chicken wire with draped...
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